No More Pawn in the Game

(Track 2)

Key: A minor
Tempo: 84 BPM – cool, gritty, swagger walk groove
Style: Bluesy R&B with spoken-soul flavor and a punchy, deliberate vocal delivery

[Verse 1]

Am – Dm – G – E7
You played me like a silent move
In a game where I was never meant to prove
Kept me in the corner, face to the wall
But I found my fire when you let me fall

Am – Dm – G – E7
Sacrificed for kings that never bled
Took the hits while they moved ahead
But I ain’t no square on your board no more
Flipped the table, walked through the door

[Chorus]

F – C – G – Am
No more pawn in the game, I see the play
You can't cage a soul that found its way
I ain't your sacrifice, your step-up stone
I’m the one that’s breaking out alone

F – C – G – Am
You called it fate, I call it shame
You dealt in lies, I dealt in flame
Now the crown’s on me, and I say the name—
No more pawn in the game

[Verse 2]

Am – Dm – G – E7
I moved slow, but I saw it all
The whispers, the deals behind the wall
Tried to silence my blues with a checkmate smile
But I’ve been playing soul this whole damn while

Am – Dm – G – E7
Now I write the rules, flip the frame
Took back my worth, reclaimed my name
You play to win—I play to free
And I just unchained the part of me

[Chorus]

F – C – G – Am
No more pawn in the game, no quiet piece
My story’s fire, and it don’t cease
From the bottom board to the sky above
I’m the echo of truth and the howl of love

F – C – G – Am
You can’t dismiss what won’t stay tame
You built a prison—I burned that frame
Now I walk alone, but I walk in flame—
No more pawn in the game

[Bridge – Spoken/Low Harmony]

Dm – G – C – Am
I learned to bend. I learned to see.
I learned the cost of dignity.
And I’ll never again play small for peace…
'Cause I was born for kingship, not deceit.

[Final Chorus – Big & Soulful]

F – C – G – Am
No more pawn in the game, I raise the stakes
Singin’ freedom in the steps I take
From cast aside to center flame
I own my soul—
No more pawn in the game.

©Copyright 2025. Gold Shield Publishing Inc
Writer: Songsmith